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1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

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Singles
1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Vitas Gerulaitis
Runner-upArgentina Guillermo Vilas
Score4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1978 · Australian Indoor Tennis Championships · 1980 →

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Vitas Gerulaitis won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6 against Guillermo Vilas.

Seeds

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  1. United States Vitas Gerulaitis (champion)
  2. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (final)
  3. United States Pat Du Pré (first round)
  4. n/a
  5. India Vijay Amritraj (second round)
  6. Austria Peter Feigl (quarterfinals)
  7. Australia Geoff Masters (second round)
  8. United States Tom Gorman (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6 7
  Paraguay Francisco González 1 5
1 United States Vitas Gerulaitis 4 6 6
2 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 3 1
  Australia Kim Warwick 4 6 1
2 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 3 6

Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States V Gerulaitis 4 6 7
  Australia M Edmondson 6 2 5 1 United States V Gerulaitis 6 6  
Q Australia A Gardiner 4 2     Australia T Rocavert 1 2  
  Australia T Rocavert 6 6   1 United States V Gerulaitis 6 6  
  Australia J Newcombe 6 6     Australia J Newcombe 1 3  
  Australia R Case 3 1     Australia J Newcombe 6 6  
  India S Menon 3 5   5 India V Amritraj 4 4  
5 India V Amritraj 6 7   1 United States V Gerulaitis 6 7  
LL Australia C Fancutt 3 1     Paraguay F González 1 5  
  Australia A Stone 6 6     Australia A Stone 3 5  
  Paraguay F González 7 2 6   Paraguay F González 6 7  
  Australia R Frawley 5 6 3   Paraguay F González 6 6  
  Australia D Collings 6 4 7   Australia D Collings 1 4  
  Australia K Rosewall 2 6 6   Australia D Collings 7 5 6
  Australia B Drewett 3 6 1 7 Australia G Masters 6 7 2
7 Australia G Masters 6 3 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 United States T Gorman 7 3 6
  Australia C Kachel 5 6 3 8 United States T Gorman 6 2  
  Australia J James 1 3     Australia K Warwick 7 6  
  Australia K Warwick 6 6     Australia K Warwick 6 4 6
  Australia P Dent 6 3 6   Australia P Dent 3 6 0
  Australia P Kronk 2 6 3   Australia P Dent 6 6  
  United States M Mitchell 6 6 6   United States M Mitchell 3 2  
3 United States P Du Pré 7 2 2   Australia K Warwick 4 6 1
6 Austria P Feigl 6 6   2 Argentina G Vilas 6 3 6
  United States G Hardie 3 3   6 Austria P Feigl 7 6  
  Mexico E Montaño 6 6     Mexico E Montaño 5 3  
  Australia J Marks 4 3   6 Austria P Feigl 6 5  
Q Australia D Crealy 4 3   2 Argentina G Vilas 7 7  
  South Africa C Drysdale 6 6     South Africa C Drysdale 2 4  
  Australia C Letcher 4 2   2 Argentina G Vilas 6 6  
2 Argentina G Vilas 6 6  
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